Lemanis has still got another 2 years to go on his contract and Vukona is a corpse now no way they bring him back next season and I dare say they'll probably cut bait with Te Rangi.

Magnay will have a lot of suitors in the offseason too.

Sobey shouldn't play point guard for this team. Brisbane doesn't have a real point guard on the roster. Not one. Gibbo was that guy, now he's gone

They'll probably bring back Kendle once he's recovered from injury, and he isn't a point guard either

Bullets are hurt by over paying Hodgson & Cadee.

They run on a tight budget and can't afford many of the names mentioned above.

The one guy they could get who is a major upgrade next to Patterson is DJ Newbill.

The Sobey at point guard idea has failed.

Sobey is not a PG and I don't understand why the Bullets chased him as his fit on the team is questionable. He and Lemanis must be good pals. Sobey is another overpaid player that is so hot and cold you simply can't rely on him each game. They would have been much better of spending money on 3 quality imports.

Agree the money Hodgson and Cadee are receiving would be crippling them and the fact they are struggling to pull 3k to games while Cairns are drawing better numbers makes the comeback of the Bullets organization look like a big failure.

Seems Brissie just doesn't like their basketball as much as the rest of the country...bring back the Blaze...lol.

Too many terrible decisions that have crippled the team.

Cadee has never developed into a consistent player but seems to get favours from people due to his name. They pump him up everytime he finally has a good game.

Both singler and Braun are nbl1 imports at best. This was obvious very early.

They don't have a point guard which in today’s nbl is complete stupidity.

Sobey has been a bit of a flop so far.

Players such as vukona, te tanginsnd gloddon all seem to have regressed.

Hopefully they are not paying cadee what is reported

PG- Import
SG - Sobey
SF - Patterson
PF - Import
C - Hodgson

PG - Wigness
PG/SG - Cadee
SG/SF - Gliddon
SF - Te Rangi
PF/C - Magnay
C - Salt


Anon, really like this team. I think with the new ownership there might be scope for some better spending on one more gun import, which would allow this team to be a contender.

As for this year, the underperformance for various reasons of Hodgson, Vukona and Gliddon, who were three really key pieces last season, has proven tough to overcome. Tonight's game is huge for them, win it and they're right in the mix, but a loss will make playoffs tough.

Vukona is cooked but he had a terrific career just one year too many.
Gliddon looks to me a handy bench scorer and nothing more.
I like the idea of Wigness but think he would be great for Cairns to replace Kenny.

Vukona was very good against Melbourne. If he can produce form like that consistently then Brisbane will be in the playoff mix in the final rounds.

Vukona's been about as inconsistent as anyone on Brisbane's roster, not more so IMO. He had a couple of productive games earlier in the season.

I would say he had been consistently bad, the off-season injury killed him. But as I said, he was very good v Melbourne so maybe the legs are finally getting under him, or maybe it was a flash in the pan?

#005 beat me to it.

Except for Cadee, none of those guys are paid overs based on those amounts.

3 are Boomers/Fringe Boomers - if anything, I'd say those are about par, if not under (the big spenders like Sydney or Melbourne would probably have been willing to pay more than Brisbane I reckon).

Even Cadee at $130k, whilst I would definitely not have him on my team and can't stand the bloke, is paid 11% odd of the cap and probably proportional, if not proportionally under, to his minutes/rotation.


As for next year, to give them the most free $ to spend on a really good top 5-7, I'd:

- Be recruiting now and signing up College returnees/and guys like Jack Salt for as low $ as possible (before the other superpowers come in) - so you're 8, 9, 10, 11th men aren't taking up the cap unnecessarily;
- Not sure of Te Rangi's contract situation, but I'd be inclined to approach him and say 'look, when you're current deal expires, we're not going to renew; how about we restructure you're contract to shave some off the top but give you a few more years for security.
- I'd also do the same to Cadee and remind him that no other team is going to offer him what he is been paid by Brisbane;

Te Rangi is a free agent at the end of the season and Cadee has 1 year left on his contract.

The Boomer suck ups that went to Brisbane to play for AL will be gone.
Next season's wooden spooners for sure.

It means they're stuck with Cadee for another season.

So everyone calling for Lemanis's head, why arent the same people calling for CJ and Sam;s head?

...and the relevance is... ?

Throw the bank at the Great Man. He can take JVG with him.

PG- Import
SG - Sobey
SF - Patterson
PF - Import
C - Hodgson

PG - Wigness
PG/SG - Cadee
SG/SF - Gliddon
SF - Te Rangi
PF/C - Magnay
C - Salt

Anon, you are spot on with this squad. As for Brisbane crowds, every game I've been to hasn’t had an empty seat in the 5,000 capacity stadium. I prefer watching basketball at the state netball centre compared to Boondall. Close to the action, comfortable seats & close to food. Also handy my mechanic is 50m down the street who allows me to park at & yes the traffic & parking isn’t great I do admit.

"Paul I love your potential line up but it is a fantasy line up!"

Not my line-up mate, was someone else's but I like it. The 4 you need in that squad is someone who can defend and rebound. I expect the Bullets to have more to spend next season under new ownership, so I think they might be able to upgrade on one of those import spots.

Is Magnay a free agent?

Perthworld's big brother I know what you're thinking... Magnay > Perth.

I reckon they'll drop him an offer. Wouldn't hurt since Brisbane likely cannot afford to pay him what Perth can.

Kay's got another year to go on his contract at Perth anon.